John Armstrong, son of Mary Ann (née Ward) and James A. Armstrong, was born in Arthuret Parish, Cumberland, England. John immigrated to the United States with his parents and siblings, arriving on 23 May 1870 in New York on the S. S. Europa. The Armstrong family traveled immediately to McLean County, Illinois, and farmed there for a number of years.
John Armstrong was age 10 when his father died in 1877. His mother remarried, and in 1880 John Armstrong was living with his mother and step-father John Nichol in McLean County. The Nichol household, presumably including John Armstrong, relocated in 1883 to Nebraska.
John Armstrong and Miss Alice Cope were married on 10 October 1889 in Seward, Seward County, Nebraska.* Both were residents of that county. In 1900, the couple were farming the county, and had four children.
John Armstrong died in 1904 from sepsis at the age of 37 at his home near Garland—then called Germantown—Seward County. He was survived by his wife Alice and their four children. Alice remarried in 1908 to farmer Richard Evans, who had been a hired man on the Armstrong farm.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 46, family 46, lines 26-34, p. 32 (printed), p. 7 (written), 9 Aug 1870. (Post Office: Farmer City)
26. Armstrong, James, 60, farmer, Scotland.
27. ----- Mary A., 44, keeping house, England.
28. ----- Mary I., 11, England.
29. ----- Margaret, 10, England.
30. ----- Richard, 8, England.
31. ----- Jane, 7, England.
32. ----- Jemima, 5, England.
33. ----- John, 3, England.
34. ----- James, 7/12, England, born the previous October.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 184, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 132, family 136, lines 43-50, p. 621 (printed), p. 15 (written), 16 Jun 1880.
43. Nicol, John, 55, farmer; born in Scotland, parents in Scotland.
44. Nicol, Mary, 43, wife, keeping house; born in England, father in England, mother in Scotland.
45. Nicol, Margaret, 20, daughter, at home; born in Illinois, parents in Scotland.
46. Nicol, Jennett, 11, daughter, at home; born in Illinois, parents in Scotland.
47. Nicol, Annie, 1, daughter; born in Illinois, father in Scotland, mother in England.
48. Armstrong, Richard, 17, step son, labors on farm; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
49. Armstrong, John, 12, step son, at home; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
50. Armstrong, James, 10, step son, at home; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
1885 Nebraska state census: not found.
John Armstrong and Richard Armstrong on 22 July 1887 mustered in as privates in Troop A, Nebraska National Guard. (W. W. Cox, History of Seward County, Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska: State Journal Company, Printers, 1888), pp. 183-84.)
* The groom, age 22, was the son of James Armstrong and Mary Ann "Nichols"; the bride, age 20, the daughter of Oliver Cope and Anna Pickerel. (Seward Co., Nebraska, Marriage Records, vol. 4, p. 62.)
• Nichol was the surname of the groom's mother's second husband.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 141, Precinct B, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 107, family 107, lines 1-6, p. 7 (printed), p. 7 (written), 14 Jun 1900.
1. Armstrong, John, head, Apr 1867, 33, married 10 years; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England; immigrated 1870, farmer.
2. ----- Alice, wife, Aug 1869, married 10 years, 4 children (living); born in Nebraska, parents in Iowa.
3. ----- Clifford, son, Jan 1892, 8, Nebraska.
4. ----- Bertha, daughter, Jul 1893, 6, Nebraska.
5. ----- Hazel, daughter, Mar 1896, 4, Nebraska.
6. ----- Harold, son, Feb 1898, 2, Nebraska.
"John Armstrong," death notice, The Omaha Daily Bee, Omaha, Nebraska, 11 Jun 1904, p. 8, col. 5.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 159, Township B, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 64, family 66, lines 9-15, p. 10 (printed), p. 4A (written), 27 Aug 1910.
9. Evans, Richard, head, 31, first marriage, married 1 year; born in Pennsylvania, father in Holland, mother in Germany; farmer, general farm.
10. ----- Alice, wife, 38, second marriage, married 1 year; born in Nebraska, parents in Illinois.
11. Armstrong, John C., stepson, 18; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot); farmer, working at home.
12. ----- Berdean A., stepdaughter, 16; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
13. ----- Alice H., stepdaughter, 14; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
14. ----- Joseph H., stepson, 12; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
15. Cope, Anna, mother-in-law, 60; born in Illinois, father in Ohio, mother in England.
Reviewed 4 December 2023.
John Armstrong was age 10 when his father died in 1877. His mother remarried, and in 1880 John Armstrong was living with his mother and step-father John Nichol in McLean County. The Nichol household, presumably including John Armstrong, relocated in 1883 to Nebraska.
John Armstrong and Miss Alice Cope were married on 10 October 1889 in Seward, Seward County, Nebraska.* Both were residents of that county. In 1900, the couple were farming the county, and had four children.
John Armstrong died in 1904 from sepsis at the age of 37 at his home near Garland—then called Germantown—Seward County. He was survived by his wife Alice and their four children. Alice remarried in 1908 to farmer Richard Evans, who had been a hired man on the Armstrong farm.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 46, family 46, lines 26-34, p. 32 (printed), p. 7 (written), 9 Aug 1870. (Post Office: Farmer City)
26. Armstrong, James, 60, farmer, Scotland.
27. ----- Mary A., 44, keeping house, England.
28. ----- Mary I., 11, England.
29. ----- Margaret, 10, England.
30. ----- Richard, 8, England.
31. ----- Jane, 7, England.
32. ----- Jemima, 5, England.
33. ----- John, 3, England.
34. ----- James, 7/12, England, born the previous October.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 184, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 132, family 136, lines 43-50, p. 621 (printed), p. 15 (written), 16 Jun 1880.
43. Nicol, John, 55, farmer; born in Scotland, parents in Scotland.
44. Nicol, Mary, 43, wife, keeping house; born in England, father in England, mother in Scotland.
45. Nicol, Margaret, 20, daughter, at home; born in Illinois, parents in Scotland.
46. Nicol, Jennett, 11, daughter, at home; born in Illinois, parents in Scotland.
47. Nicol, Annie, 1, daughter; born in Illinois, father in Scotland, mother in England.
48. Armstrong, Richard, 17, step son, labors on farm; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
49. Armstrong, John, 12, step son, at home; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
50. Armstrong, James, 10, step son, at home; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
1885 Nebraska state census: not found.
John Armstrong and Richard Armstrong on 22 July 1887 mustered in as privates in Troop A, Nebraska National Guard. (W. W. Cox, History of Seward County, Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska: State Journal Company, Printers, 1888), pp. 183-84.)
* The groom, age 22, was the son of James Armstrong and Mary Ann "Nichols"; the bride, age 20, the daughter of Oliver Cope and Anna Pickerel. (Seward Co., Nebraska, Marriage Records, vol. 4, p. 62.)
• Nichol was the surname of the groom's mother's second husband.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 141, Precinct B, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 107, family 107, lines 1-6, p. 7 (printed), p. 7 (written), 14 Jun 1900.
1. Armstrong, John, head, Apr 1867, 33, married 10 years; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England; immigrated 1870, farmer.
2. ----- Alice, wife, Aug 1869, married 10 years, 4 children (living); born in Nebraska, parents in Iowa.
3. ----- Clifford, son, Jan 1892, 8, Nebraska.
4. ----- Bertha, daughter, Jul 1893, 6, Nebraska.
5. ----- Hazel, daughter, Mar 1896, 4, Nebraska.
6. ----- Harold, son, Feb 1898, 2, Nebraska.
"John Armstrong," death notice, The Omaha Daily Bee, Omaha, Nebraska, 11 Jun 1904, p. 8, col. 5.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 159, Township B, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 64, family 66, lines 9-15, p. 10 (printed), p. 4A (written), 27 Aug 1910.
9. Evans, Richard, head, 31, first marriage, married 1 year; born in Pennsylvania, father in Holland, mother in Germany; farmer, general farm.
10. ----- Alice, wife, 38, second marriage, married 1 year; born in Nebraska, parents in Illinois.
11. Armstrong, John C., stepson, 18; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot); farmer, working at home.
12. ----- Berdean A., stepdaughter, 16; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
13. ----- Alice H., stepdaughter, 14; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
14. ----- Joseph H., stepson, 12; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
15. Cope, Anna, mother-in-law, 60; born in Illinois, father in Ohio, mother in England.
Reviewed 4 December 2023.
John Armstrong, son of Mary Ann (née Ward) and James A. Armstrong, was born in Arthuret Parish, Cumberland, England. John immigrated to the United States with his parents and siblings, arriving on 23 May 1870 in New York on the S. S. Europa. The Armstrong family traveled immediately to McLean County, Illinois, and farmed there for a number of years.
John Armstrong was age 10 when his father died in 1877. His mother remarried, and in 1880 John Armstrong was living with his mother and step-father John Nichol in McLean County. The Nichol household, presumably including John Armstrong, relocated in 1883 to Nebraska.
John Armstrong and Miss Alice Cope were married on 10 October 1889 in Seward, Seward County, Nebraska.* Both were residents of that county. In 1900, the couple were farming the county, and had four children.
John Armstrong died in 1904 from sepsis at the age of 37 at his home near Garland—then called Germantown—Seward County. He was survived by his wife Alice and their four children. Alice remarried in 1908 to farmer Richard Evans, who had been a hired man on the Armstrong farm.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 46, family 46, lines 26-34, p. 32 (printed), p. 7 (written), 9 Aug 1870. (Post Office: Farmer City)
26. Armstrong, James, 60, farmer, Scotland.
27. ----- Mary A., 44, keeping house, England.
28. ----- Mary I., 11, England.
29. ----- Margaret, 10, England.
30. ----- Richard, 8, England.
31. ----- Jane, 7, England.
32. ----- Jemima, 5, England.
33. ----- John, 3, England.
34. ----- James, 7/12, England, born the previous October.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 184, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 132, family 136, lines 43-50, p. 621 (printed), p. 15 (written), 16 Jun 1880.
43. Nicol, John, 55, farmer; born in Scotland, parents in Scotland.
44. Nicol, Mary, 43, wife, keeping house; born in England, father in England, mother in Scotland.
45. Nicol, Margaret, 20, daughter, at home; born in Illinois, parents in Scotland.
46. Nicol, Jennett, 11, daughter, at home; born in Illinois, parents in Scotland.
47. Nicol, Annie, 1, daughter; born in Illinois, father in Scotland, mother in England.
48. Armstrong, Richard, 17, step son, labors on farm; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
49. Armstrong, John, 12, step son, at home; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
50. Armstrong, James, 10, step son, at home; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
1885 Nebraska state census: not found.
John Armstrong and Richard Armstrong on 22 July 1887 mustered in as privates in Troop A, Nebraska National Guard. (W. W. Cox, History of Seward County, Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska: State Journal Company, Printers, 1888), pp. 183-84.)
* The groom, age 22, was the son of James Armstrong and Mary Ann "Nichols"; the bride, age 20, the daughter of Oliver Cope and Anna Pickerel. (Seward Co., Nebraska, Marriage Records, vol. 4, p. 62.)
• Nichol was the surname of the groom's mother's second husband.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 141, Precinct B, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 107, family 107, lines 1-6, p. 7 (printed), p. 7 (written), 14 Jun 1900.
1. Armstrong, John, head, Apr 1867, 33, married 10 years; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England; immigrated 1870, farmer.
2. ----- Alice, wife, Aug 1869, married 10 years, 4 children (living); born in Nebraska, parents in Iowa.
3. ----- Clifford, son, Jan 1892, 8, Nebraska.
4. ----- Bertha, daughter, Jul 1893, 6, Nebraska.
5. ----- Hazel, daughter, Mar 1896, 4, Nebraska.
6. ----- Harold, son, Feb 1898, 2, Nebraska.
"John Armstrong," death notice, The Omaha Daily Bee, Omaha, Nebraska, 11 Jun 1904, p. 8, col. 5.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 159, Township B, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 64, family 66, lines 9-15, p. 10 (printed), p. 4A (written), 27 Aug 1910.
9. Evans, Richard, head, 31, first marriage, married 1 year; born in Pennsylvania, father in Holland, mother in Germany; farmer, general farm.
10. ----- Alice, wife, 38, second marriage, married 1 year; born in Nebraska, parents in Illinois.
11. Armstrong, John C., stepson, 18; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot); farmer, working at home.
12. ----- Berdean A., stepdaughter, 16; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
13. ----- Alice H., stepdaughter, 14; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
14. ----- Joseph H., stepson, 12; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
15. Cope, Anna, mother-in-law, 60; born in Illinois, father in Ohio, mother in England.
Reviewed 4 December 2023.
John Armstrong was age 10 when his father died in 1877. His mother remarried, and in 1880 John Armstrong was living with his mother and step-father John Nichol in McLean County. The Nichol household, presumably including John Armstrong, relocated in 1883 to Nebraska.
John Armstrong and Miss Alice Cope were married on 10 October 1889 in Seward, Seward County, Nebraska.* Both were residents of that county. In 1900, the couple were farming the county, and had four children.
John Armstrong died in 1904 from sepsis at the age of 37 at his home near Garland—then called Germantown—Seward County. He was survived by his wife Alice and their four children. Alice remarried in 1908 to farmer Richard Evans, who had been a hired man on the Armstrong farm.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 46, family 46, lines 26-34, p. 32 (printed), p. 7 (written), 9 Aug 1870. (Post Office: Farmer City)
26. Armstrong, James, 60, farmer, Scotland.
27. ----- Mary A., 44, keeping house, England.
28. ----- Mary I., 11, England.
29. ----- Margaret, 10, England.
30. ----- Richard, 8, England.
31. ----- Jane, 7, England.
32. ----- Jemima, 5, England.
33. ----- John, 3, England.
34. ----- James, 7/12, England, born the previous October.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 184, Bellflower Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 132, family 136, lines 43-50, p. 621 (printed), p. 15 (written), 16 Jun 1880.
43. Nicol, John, 55, farmer; born in Scotland, parents in Scotland.
44. Nicol, Mary, 43, wife, keeping house; born in England, father in England, mother in Scotland.
45. Nicol, Margaret, 20, daughter, at home; born in Illinois, parents in Scotland.
46. Nicol, Jennett, 11, daughter, at home; born in Illinois, parents in Scotland.
47. Nicol, Annie, 1, daughter; born in Illinois, father in Scotland, mother in England.
48. Armstrong, Richard, 17, step son, labors on farm; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
49. Armstrong, John, 12, step son, at home; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
50. Armstrong, James, 10, step son, at home; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England.
1885 Nebraska state census: not found.
John Armstrong and Richard Armstrong on 22 July 1887 mustered in as privates in Troop A, Nebraska National Guard. (W. W. Cox, History of Seward County, Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska: State Journal Company, Printers, 1888), pp. 183-84.)
* The groom, age 22, was the son of James Armstrong and Mary Ann "Nichols"; the bride, age 20, the daughter of Oliver Cope and Anna Pickerel. (Seward Co., Nebraska, Marriage Records, vol. 4, p. 62.)
• Nichol was the surname of the groom's mother's second husband.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 141, Precinct B, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 107, family 107, lines 1-6, p. 7 (printed), p. 7 (written), 14 Jun 1900.
1. Armstrong, John, head, Apr 1867, 33, married 10 years; born in England, father in Scotland, mother in England; immigrated 1870, farmer.
2. ----- Alice, wife, Aug 1869, married 10 years, 4 children (living); born in Nebraska, parents in Iowa.
3. ----- Clifford, son, Jan 1892, 8, Nebraska.
4. ----- Bertha, daughter, Jul 1893, 6, Nebraska.
5. ----- Hazel, daughter, Mar 1896, 4, Nebraska.
6. ----- Harold, son, Feb 1898, 2, Nebraska.
"John Armstrong," death notice, The Omaha Daily Bee, Omaha, Nebraska, 11 Jun 1904, p. 8, col. 5.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 159, Township B, Seward Co., Nebraska; dwelling 64, family 66, lines 9-15, p. 10 (printed), p. 4A (written), 27 Aug 1910.
9. Evans, Richard, head, 31, first marriage, married 1 year; born in Pennsylvania, father in Holland, mother in Germany; farmer, general farm.
10. ----- Alice, wife, 38, second marriage, married 1 year; born in Nebraska, parents in Illinois.
11. Armstrong, John C., stepson, 18; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot); farmer, working at home.
12. ----- Berdean A., stepdaughter, 16; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
13. ----- Alice H., stepdaughter, 14; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
14. ----- Joseph H., stepson, 12; self and mother born in Nebraska, father in England (Scot).
15. Cope, Anna, mother-in-law, 60; born in Illinois, father in Ohio, mother in England.
Reviewed 4 December 2023.
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